She made particular reference to Reuters’ reporting on Israel’s killing of prominent Al-Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif and six other media workers on August 10, saying the agency had “perpetuate[d] Israel’s propaganda”. She said it had been “wilfully abandoning the most basic responsibility of journalism” by publishing the “baseless claim” from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) that Al-Sharif was an operative for Hamas.
An initial report published by Reuters received backlash after running with the headline: “Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it says was Hamas leader”.
Zink said she could no longer wear her press pass without feeling “shame and grief”, as she shared an image of her press card snapped in half alongside her statement.
every time i learn of stories like this, some part of me keeps thinking “it’s about time” but i have to keep reminding myself that my own awakening to this reality was slow and recent process and that there’s always someone else who’s learning it about it now and for the first time.
You should know then that this has been happening ever since the terrorist state was created, and it’s terrible because every time there’s an exodus of decent human beings, be it just one person or dozens, at Reuters or NYT or anywhere else, the void is instantly filled by someone happy to oblige in propaganda.
Her resignation is a tragedy, just like the hundreds that came before hers, and it all helped get the world in this state.
